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News: Smashing Pumpkins & Weezer announce joint UK dates for summer 2024

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Former Grim Northern Social frontman and long-time member of electro maestros Apollo 440, Ewan MacFarlane has shared his first solo single ‘Stirrin In The City’. The track proceeds his debut solo album which is due later this year. Regarding the single, Ewan says: “You could see the joy, relief and excitement in people’s faces at …

New York City guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Conte is all set to release his first solo album in five years – ‘Bronx Cheer’,  due 5th November via Wicked Cool Records. His new single “Dog Days of Summer” hits streaming sites today. Of the latest single, Conte explains: “It started with the title, which is a phrase I always liked, …

With the band having just released their finest album to date with Heavy shoes, (read our review here). We managed to get a little time with guitarist and singer Chris Tapp, to find out how they have coped with the pandemic, life as a duo and how a track develops within the band. First off. …

Rock n roll duo The Cold Stares, have release their new album Heavy Shoes via Mascot Records. Recorded largely at Sam Phillips Recording Studio, Memphis and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers) and mastered by Andy Vandette (Beastie Boys/Smashing Pumpkins), Heavy Shoes is their heaviest record yet. “I tend to try to write like you’re reading a book. It’s descriptive, …

BMG is proud to present a new series of vinyl reissues from Slade. On 3rd September the first release in this beautifully presented new series, ‘Slayed?’, is released on limited edition yellow and black splatter vinyl.  Slade’s third album ‘Slayed?’ was originally released on 1st November 1972 and reached Number One in the UK charts. It remained in the …

Norwegian blackened Viking metal band Hjelvik share a brand-new single called ‘Synkverving’, featuring a guest appearance from Lars Nedland from White Void and Borknagar.  Frontman Erlend Hjelvik comments,  “This doomy little ditty was recorded during the Welcome to Hel sessions and is now released in all its glory with a brand-new mix and master courtesy of fellow countryman Endre Kirkesola (Abbath, Green Carnation). Making things sound extra Norwegian, ‘Synkverving’ features the debut …

Still riding on a high, Norway’s Enslaved are set to release an EP – Caravans To The Outer World on 1st October via Nuclear Blast. In anticipation the band have shared the video for the title track. Ivar Bjørnson stated: “This is the story that wanted to be told, and this is music that demanded to be …

To coincide with London label New Heavy Sounds’ 10 year anniversary, four piece EMBR are set to release a 3 song EP called “1021”. The title alludes to the fact that, the EP is the second in the New Heavy Sounds 10th Anniversary CD EP series. Drummer Eric comments on the video for new single ‘Vesuvious’, “Vesuvious, …

Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album, Berlin instrumental noise rockers ZAHN have unveiled a visually alluring video for the album’s penultimate track, ‘Aykroyd’. The track builds upon the propulsive, hammering bass and drums from HEADS. rhythm section Chris Breuer and Nic Stockmann that made that band’s sophomore full-length, ‘Push’, one of 2020’s …